AUTONATION, INC. — Director's Dealing 2021

Jan 6, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK: 0000350698
Period of Report: 2021-01-04

Reporting Person: GRUSKY ROBERT R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-01-04	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	A	3671	—	Acquired	48392	Direct
2021-01-06	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	5000	$35	Acquired	53392	Direct
2021-01-06	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	5000	$72.50	Disposed	48392	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-01-06	Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.0	M	5000	Disposed	2022-03-01	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (5000.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 2021 grant of 3,671 vested restricted stock units (the "RSUs") pursuant to the AutoNation, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan (as amended, the "2014 Director Plan"). The RSUs will settle in shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AutoNation, Inc. (the "Company") in accordance with the terms of the award, including any deferral election made by the reporting person, and the 2014 Director Plan. Settlement of the RSUs will be accelerated in certain circumstances as provided in the terms of the award and the 2014 Director Plan, including in the event the reporting person ceases to serve as a non-employee director of the Company.

F2: Transaction completed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 17, 2020.

F3: The option became exercisable in 25% annual increments on each of the first four anniversaries of June 1, 2012.